late 15c., from Middle French diphthongue, from Late Latin diphthongus, from Greek diphthongos "having two sounds," from di- "double" (see di- (1)) + phthongos "sound, voice," related to phthengesthai "utter, speak loudly."
diphthong 英文释义
1. a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another
diphthong 实用场景例句
Diphthongs are complex ions of vowels.
双元音是元音的组合.
期刊摘选
And then you slur by dropping initial letters and diphthongs.'
